Eventually, I was able to get the car to run but very roughly. This required me to press down on the accelerator quite a bit. It sounded like it was turning over more smoothly when I got the rpms up to over 3000 or so. When I tried to let it idle, the engine would simply stall. I've been trying to start this vehicle periodically over the last three days, and it seems to be getting a little better as time passes. Now, it may idle (and not stall) at just under 1000 RPMs but still does so roughly. I haven't tried to drive anywhere for fear of the car stalling in the middle of the road.
Do you have any ideas of what could be causing these problems after the car has been sitting idle for 2 weeks. Prior to this, it was running fine for its age. Thanks.
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007 AT 5:50 AM